Pillow-sham holder



` (No Modell.) Y y. T. MAtYNARD.:

. PILLOW sgg-M HOLDER.

No. 293,900.. PatentedPeb.19,18s4.

UNITED STATESr PATENT OFFICE.

FBEDRICK T. MAYN ARD, OF DETROIT, MICHIGAN.

PILLOW-SHAM HOLDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 293,900, dated February 19, 1884.

' Application mea November 21,1833. (No model.)

To all whom t may concern,.-

Be it known that II, FREDRICK T. MAY- NARD, vof Detroit, in the county of Wayne and State of Michigan, have invented new and useful Improvements in Sham-Holders; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawing, which forms apart of this specification.

This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in pillow-sham holders; and the invention consists in the peculiar construction, arrangement, and combinations of the various parts, all as more fully hereinafter set forth and claimed.

In the accompanying drawing, which forms a part of this specification, my invention is shown in perspective, in which A B represent two rectangular frames, each of which is preferably formed from a continuous wire bent to the desired shape, one end of eachtermi'nating in a loop or ring, c, while the other end is bent and embraces the wire just inside this loop, as

at b.

O C are slides rigidly secured to the frame A at or near the inner bends, and embrace the horizontal sides of the frame B, and D D are vsimilar slides secured to the frame B, and which embrace the horizontal sides of the Vframe A, the two frames being thus securedtogether and adaptedto slide upon each other, so .that the holder may be adjusted in its length to the requirements of the bedstead uponwhich it is to be used. In practice the rings a engage with any suitable brackets upon the headboard, which form no part of my invention,

and hence I neither show nor describe them.

Upon the upper side bars of the frames I place rings, hooks, or other suitable devices, by

means f which the shams may be secured upon 4o4 the holders.

I am aware of Patent No. 284,119, which shows two adjustable frames, three sides of each frame being of wire, while the remaining side is `formed of-wood, to which the wire is secured. This does not make as durable or cheap a holder as one made after my improvement, for the wire is easily twisted, pulled, or accidentally broken from the Wood, which will be likely to split, and as the wire parts are'not 50 fastened together they are easily pulled out of shape, while mine, being made ot' two pieces of wire only, without woodwork, and braced by clips, makes a cheap, durable holder, and

one that will retain its shape under all circumstances and conditions. What I claim as my invention is A pillow-sham holder consisting of two rectangular frames, A B, each formed from a continuous wire. one end of said wire being prosecured together by the slides G D, embracing 6 5 both wires at top and bottom, substantially in the manner and for the purposes specified.

FREDRIOK T. MAYNARD.

Witnesses:

H. S. SPRAGUE, E. SoULLY. 

